This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of the
political thought of the great African-American Muslim martyr
MALCOLM X. It is the first to illustrate the influence of his
Islamic faith and his international experience upon his
constantly developing political vision.

As Such, it analyzes in depth his directives on why the
African-American struggle for national liberation and
self-determination is necessary, how it should be carried on,
and why it can succeed.

Few modern voices have had as profound an impact on the
black identity as Frantz Fanon's, and this book represents
some of his most important work. A major influence on civil
rights and black consciousness movements around the world, it
is the unsurpassed study of the black psyche in a white
world. Hailed for its scientific analysis and poetic grace
when it was first published in 1952, the book remains a vital
force today.

Frantz Fanon was born in Martinique in 1925 and studied
medicine in France, specializing in psychiatry. For this book
and others, including, Wretched of the Earth, A Dying
Colonialism and Toward the African Revolution, Fanon is
considered to be this century's most important theorist of
the African struggle for liberation. He died in 1961.

The contributors here bring a wide range of perspectives
and talents to bear on such issues as economics, political
power, work and culture. Black Genius is a point of departure
for vigorous discussion of both current realities and future
goals - and a portrait of "genius" that leads the
way to enriching American life in the twenty-first century.

Almost 30 years after the beginnings of the history-making
Black Panther Party, director Mario Van Peebles, inspired by
his father's writings, made the riveting and acclaimed
feature film "PANTHER" that enables us to see the
Black Panthers as they really were. Van Peebles' startling
movie created a hunger for more information and images about
the passionate movement that helped change civil rights
history in America. Drawing from original interviews with
participants and recently de-classified government documents,
this book gives us the most inclusive pictorial history
published to date. The book is divided into two sections,
Part One: The History of the Black Panthers and Part Two: The
Film. Includes more than 200 photos and illustrations.